Book in hand

I was surprised how neat it felt to hold my own book in my hand. Probably not as neat as a baby or anything like that but neat none the less. I'm going through it now for corrections and typos and I expect to send those off Monday. I'm hoping it will be available for purchase by weeks end.

A Large Milestone

I sent the book off to the publisher today. Well, actually I uploaded it. Anyway, they'll need a couple days to verify I formatted it properly and then I'll get a proof copy to check. Once that's done the book will be available in print form to order from Amazon and others.

During the process of reformenting it for print I also made some corrections and additions that I'll upload over the coming week. If you already bought it then the updated version (1.1) will be available for free.

I'll also be putting it on bookseller's sites such as Apple's iBookstore and others. I'll be very happy when all this is done so I can get back to writing which is why I got into this from the beginning.

UPDATE: I just received confirmation that proof copies are in process and should be here next week. That means I got the formatting right. That may not sound like much to you but the specs were a bit confusing and I wouldn't have been surprised if I got something wrong. I'm really looking forward to seeing my book in print, even if it is only a proof copy, it's still cool.

That would mean that the finished book could be ordered in about two weeks!

UPDATE 2: Less that four hours from the order confirmation I received a shipping confirmation. That's impressive as these are PoD or Print on Demand. They had to process the order, print the 5 proof copies I ordered and ship them, all in under four hours!

Almost There

At first I had this hope that I could use the same file for both the eBook and the printed book. Alas, such was not the case. I had to create a new file for the book because of the difference of fixed format or static format vs the dynamic format of an eBook. I'm going to go over it over the weekend and send it off to the printer Monday for some proof copies. I expect to have it available for purchase as quickly as I can turn that around. I won't guess but I think it is a quick process. Keep checking here for updates.

Moving Along

After much aggravation I have the book updated and reformatted. Now it's on to having a test print done to see how it looks. I'll be uploading the revised ebook later in the week. Everyone who bought it will get an automatic update. The very last page has a overview of what's changed or been added too.

More later.

So Much for That!

The week just flew by didn't it. My good news is I'm looking into a way to get my book printed by a company that is either owned by or works with Amazon. They do, 'print on demand'. The delay is I have to reformat my book as a pdf which on the surface doesn't sound difficult. I decided that as long as I was going to do that then why not add a few things to the book and make some corrections etc. Things escalate don't they.

I'm going to enjoy the fall foliage along the Blue Ridge Parkway this weekend and get back to it Sunday night.

Have a great weekend.

Good News Coming

I hope to have some good news later in the day.

Stay tuned...


Update: Hmm, too optimistic, make that later in the week.

Now Available At Barnes & Noble!

For all you NOOK fans my book, Yikes, you can see my underpants is now available at B&N.

Remember, you don't need an actual NOOK or a Kindle to read my book. Both B&N and Amazon have free stand alone apps that let you read eBooks like mine, right on your computer screen.

BARNES & NOBLE | Yikes, you can see my underpants! by Francis Hogg | NOOK Book (eBook)

Help is on the way

A number of people have been having trouble with the instructions for getting the Kindle app or using the Kindle Cloud reader. I'll put together a step by step guide in the next day or so that should ease that problem.

On the Nook front, Barnes & Noble still hasn't gotten the book up on the site and I don't know why. I sent an email Thursday asking what's wrong and hopefully I'll get that cleared up soon.

Kindle or Nook? Which one is best?

I went to Staples today and looked at what they said were the new Kindle and Nook. Not the case as it turned out. Then I went to Barnes and Noble and looked at the Nook there. It seems that the Nook Touch and the Kindle Touch are almost the same thing. It depends on where you want to buy your books as to which one to get. B&N also had an older model on closeout for $89 but it's heaver, has a white bezel and less battery life so I passed on it. I suspect B&N may do a price adjustment to match Amazon's new Kindles so I'd wait a bit if you can. Either way I'm sure you'll love whichever one you decide on.

Emails Flooding In...

I sent out the official notice about the book and emails have been flooding in. I hope that's a good sign. :)

I'm still waiting on Barnes & Noble to make it available. I uploaded it last Friday and they said it would be 72 hours at most. Amazon was just 24 hours. Go figure...